Staple food
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| - | :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFWdobNIcPQ& | + | A '''staple food''', '''food staple''', or simply a '''staple''', is a [[food]] that is eaten routinely and in such quantities that it constitutes a dominant portion of a standard [[Diet (nutrition)|diet]] for a given person, supplying a large fraction of [[Food energy|energy needs]] and generally forming a significant proportion of the intake of other [[nutrient]]s as well. |
| - | "'''Moscow Diskow'''" is a musical composition by the Belgian electropop band [[Telex (band)|Telex]] first released in [[1978]]. The track was a [[staple]] for DJs [[Frankie Knuckles]] and [[Ron Hardy]] on the dance floors of late 1980s Chicago clubs that were instrumental in the development of [[Chicago house music]], and [[house music]] as such. | + | |
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Cash crop]] | ||
| + | *[[Famine food]] | ||
| + | *[[Center of origin#Vavilov centers|Vavilov centers]] | ||
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A staple food, food staple, or simply a staple, is a food that is eaten routinely and in such quantities that it constitutes a dominant portion of a standard diet for a given person, supplying a large fraction of energy needs and generally forming a significant proportion of the intake of other nutrients as well.
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